Plant phenology and life span influence soil pool dynamics: Bromus tectorum invasion of perennial C3-C4 grass communities

Plant and Soil

Volumn 335, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 255-269

  Carol Adair, Elizabeth ^a,c   Burke, Ingrid C ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen; Inorganic nitrogen; Microbial biomass; Pulse dynamics

Indexed keywords

C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; GRASS; GROWING SEASON; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHENOLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SENESCENCE; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL NUTRIENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; POACEAE;

EID: 77956870987     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-010-0413-3     Document Type: Article

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